Sightings - Llanelli
Recent Sightings (16th-20th Dec)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the British Steel Hide have included 505 Black-tailed Godwits, 71 Curlew, 14 Dunlin, 3 Knot, 10 Greenshank, 9 Redshank, 2 Snipe, 69 Lapwing and 1 Spotted Redshank (19th). The Spoonbill has been seen on the lagoons up t
20 December 2017
Recent Sightings (13th-15th Dec)
British Steel Hide Many Lapwing can be seen on the saline lagoons with a count of 125 on 15th. Also counted included 104 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Redshank, 1 Knot, 3 Little Egret and 2 Cormorants. Other birds included over 150 Wigeon, 4 Shelduck, 2 Tufted
15 December 2017
Recent Sightings (9th-12th Dec)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the hide have included c.400 Oystercatchers (estuary), 182 Lapwing, c.450 Black-tailed Godwits, 58 Knot, 87 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank and 3 Redshank. Wildfowl counts include 118 Wigeon, 62 Mallard, 4 Teal, 11 Shoveler, 1 P
12 December 2017
Recent Sightings (6th-8th Dec)
British Steel Hide A run of early high tides have brought in good numbers of waders onto the saline lagoons recently. Counts of c.800 Dunlin, c.450 Redshank, c.500 Curlew, c.710 Black-tailed Godwits, 13 Greenshank, c.500 Knot (estuary), c.300 Oystercatche
8 December 2017
Recent Sightings (2nd-5th Dec)
British Steel Hide Estimates of wader numbers on the estuary have included 2000 Knot, 100 Black-tailed Godwits and 380 Dunlin. Pintail numbers on the estuary have increased to 358. Waders and wildfowl on the lagoons have included 3 Greenshank, 48 Lapwi
5 December 2017
Recent Sightings (29th Nov-1st Dec)
British Steel and Michael Powell Hides Low tides have meant that waders numbers on the lagoons have been somewhat low. Counts of 59 Lapwing, 10 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, 10 Redshank and a Black-tailed Godwit have been taken from the hide. Wildfowl have includ
1 December 2017
Recent Sightings (afternoon of the 24th-28th Nov)
British Steel Hide Waders from the British Steel Hide recently have included 105 Black-tailed Godwits, 41 Lapwing, 86 Dunlin, 10 Redshank, 6 Greenshank, a Spotted Redshank and a Curlew. The Spoonbill is still a regular on the lagoons. Wildfowl have inclu
28 November 2017
Recent Sightings (22nd-24th Nov)
British Steel Hide A 1st winter Spoonbill was seen on the saline lagoons on the 24th as well as a Water Pipit. Waders have included 107 Lapwing, 24 Redshank, 6 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Snipe and 1 Dunlin. Wildfowl have included 2 Shelduck, 26 W
24 November 2017
Recent Sightings (18th-21st Nov)
Female Bullfinch. Russ Myners. Millenium Wetlands Although the weather may seem a bit bleak, there is still so much bird life to see! A Goldeneye was spotted briefly on the Deep Water Lake. Our ponds and lakes are hos
21 November 2017
Recent Sightings (15th-17th)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the hide include 436 Black-tailed Godwits, 247 Dunlin, 11 Greenshank, 17 Redshank, 300+ Lapwing, 3 Curlew and 2 Spotted Redshank. Wildfowl have included 82 Greylag Geese, c.200 Shelduck, 36 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 2 Pintail,
17 November 2017
Recent Sightings (11th-14th Nov)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the British Steel hide have included c.300 Black-tailed Godwits, c.300 Knot, 18 Dunlin, 19 Redshank, 9 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 54 Lapwing and a Curlew. Counts of wildfowl included a Mute Swan, 11 Greylag Gees
14 November 2017
Recent Sightings (Nov 8th- 10th)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the British Steel hide include 797 Black-tailed Godwits, 450 Knot, 250 Dunlin, 10 Greenshank, 54 Lapwing, a Snipe and 2 Spotted Redshanks. On the wildfowl front, there were counts of 73 Wigeon, 2 Dark-bellied Brent Ge
10 November 2017
Recent Sightings (4th- 7th Nov)
British Steel Hide Plenty of wader action on the saline lagoons recently with large numbers of birds roosting during times of high tide. Approximate counts of 1100 Black-tailed Godwits, 350 Curlew, 230 Redshank and 200 Knot, 2 Greenshank, 30 Lapwing and
7 November 2017
Recent Sightings (1st - 3rd November)
Great White Egret. Russ Myners British Steel Hide A Great White Egret was spotted on Wednesday, along with c.300 Black-tailed Godwit, c.70 Knot, 6 Dunlin and 41 Cormorants. Also counted were ducks including 20 Wigeon,
3 November 2017
Recent Sightings (27th-31st Oct)
Long-tailed Tit. Russ Myners. British Steel Hide A recent count from the British Steel Hide has shown 350 Black-tailed Godwit, a wading species that has also been seen from the Observatory hide
31 October 2017